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Bleeds Orange

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  1. That 1980 team was a lot better than they get credit for, and that season was a foreshadowing of what would happen in 1981. They started 0-2 with losses by 5 points and 1 point, then defeated the defending champion Stealers, who came in at 2-0. The Bengals had been 2-8 against them the previous five seasons. They followed that up with two more losses, by 3 points and 5 points to drop to 1-4, setting up a Week 6 rematch with Pittsburgh, who was now 4-1. The Bengals beat them yet again, this time at Three Rivers, meaning that at that point, the 2-4 Bengals' only two wins were against Pittsburgh and 4-2 Pittsburgh's only two losses were against the Bengals. The Bengals four losses were by a combined 14 points. They were a good team that found a way to lose in the end. After a 14-0 shutout of the Vikings, they were 3-4 and it looked like a first winning season in three years could be possible, but five straight blowout losses put them at 3-9 and it looked like a third straight 4-12 was in the works. They did win three more straight to get to 6-9 before losing a close one at home to Cleveland in Week 16. That was the game Pat McInally got injured on a cheap hit - I'll bet some of you remember it. Does anyone remember if there were extenuating circumstances (injuries?) that led to that five-game losing streak? There was a night and day difference in their performance for those five games compared to the other 11 games.
  2. Yeah that's what I was thinking (and hoping). It hadn't even occurred to me to be worried about Burrow's career until I saw that, and it was kinda stomach-turning. I guess that's exactly the reaction he was seeking.
  3. It's hard to imagine that an NFL franchise would have these conditions, assuming it's true. They could've temporarily solved the outlets problem with one of these, and plumbing is easy enough to fix, no? (I'm guessing this is the first time a picture of an extension cord has been posted on this site. 😄)
  4. The leaping tiger and the head are good logos, but they'd be better if they'd turn them around to face the same direction as almost every other logo in sports (except for the Eagles, who do the same thing). Yes, they look a bit odd, but only because we've been used to them being backwards for so long.
  5. All the replies to the various tweets about the new turf are saying that this stuff causes more injuries, which seems to contradict the press release. Can someone go against the Twitter grain and reassure me that Burrow and other top players aren't going down with ACL injuries by week 4?
  6. There was perfect symmetry before the stupid 17th game was added: four divisions (per conference) of four teams and four 4-game fourths to the season schedule. And there was history. You could compare each team's season with the record of teams past. Now there is no accurate comparison. It's apples and oranges, or something.
  7. These were the preseason odds just three short years ago: 2021 Preseason Super Bowl Odds Tm Super Bowl Odds â–¼ W/L O-U Record Houston Texans +30000 4.0 4-13 (push) Detroit Lions +25000 4.5 3-13-1 (under) Cincinnati Bengals +15000 6.5 10-7 (over) New York Jets +15000 6.0 4-13 (under) Jacksonville Jaguars +12500 6.5 3-14 (under) Philadelphia Eagles +10000 6.5 9-8 (over) Atlanta Falcons +8000 7.5 7-10 (under) Carolina Panthers +8000 7.5 5-12 (under) Las Vegas Raiders +8000 7.5 10-7 (over) New York Giants +8000 7.0 4-13 (under) Chicago Bears +6600 7.5 6-11 (under) Denver Broncos +5000 9.0 7-10 (under) Pittsburgh Stealers +5000 8.5 9-7-1 (over) Miami Dolphins +4000 9.0 9-8 (push) Minnesota Vikings +4000 9.0 8-9 (under) New Orleans Saints +4000 9.0 9-8 (push) Washington Football Team +4000 8.5 7-10 (under) Arizona Cardinals +3500 8.5 11-6 (over) Indianapolis Colts +3500 9.0 9-8 (push) Dallas Cowboys +3000 9.0 12-5 (over) Los Angeles Chargers +3000 9.5 9-8 (under) New England Patriots +3000 9.5 10-7 (over) Seattle Seahawks +2500 9.5 7-10 (under) Tennessee Titans +2000 9.5 12-5 (over) Cleveland Browns +1600 10.5 8-9 (under) Baltimore Ravens +1400 10.5 8-9 (under) Green Bay Packers +1400 10.5 13-4 (over) San Francisco 49ers +1400 10.5 10-7 (under) Los Angeles Rams +1200 10.5 12-5 (over) Buffalo Bills +1100 11.5 11-6 (under) Tampa Bay Buccaneers +700 12.0 13-4 (over) Kansas City Chiefs +450 12.5 12-5 (under)
  8. I'm not "for" either team, but here are the reasons I'm against the Chiefs more than I'm against the 49ers: Mahomes - I'd rather he not be in the conversation with the all time greats, his helmet is comically large and sits way too far up on his head and is distracting, he has an annoying voice, and he throws fits when things don't go his way. Kelce Kelce's goofy-acting girlfriend Nobody in the 49ers organization had anything to do with XVI or XXIII, so I've let go of that grudge. Purdy seems like a nice fella.
  9. I liked it as a kid in the 70s and 80s, especially when there was good Bengals representation and players took it somewhat seriously. I loved seeing the different team helmets on the field together. But haven't cared about it since the Bengals went on their skid starting in 1991. What they've done the past few years is pointless, and excluding the players from the two Super Bowl teams waters it down even more.
  10. Just the first couple examples I could think of to search for on YouTube. There are many more.
  11. By the looks of that photo, Travis Kelce has always been an asshole. I think I can safely say he's on my Mount Rushmore of NFL Assholes, along with Hines Ward. It's late and I don't want to try and think of two more. Roethlisassholeburger is probably a nominee.
  12. Well, hell, I'm switching sides. Turned the game on and saw Ray Lewis on the field and also started remembering that the only QBs to beat Kermit in the postseason are Burrow and Brady. I really don't want Lamar joining that group and I don't want the Ravens doing what the Bengals didn't do last year. It's probably better for Burrow and the Bengals for KC to win. So, go Chiefs, I guess. <throws up in mouth>
  13. Take away Mahomes, his wife, the pop singer, and the pop singer's boyfriend, and I'd be for Kansas City. But those four are still in the picture, so I can't be for them. A vocal minority of drunken fans chanting "Eff Joe Burrow" after a game doesn't trump the vomit-inducing behavior of Kelce and the two blondes in the box.
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